Originally posted on jerseypilots.com
and acbl-online.com
Sunday’s game between the Jersey Pilots and the
Staten Island Tide was suspended in the middle of an at-bat in the ninth inning
with the game tied at 14.
The game was also under protest by Staten Island
due to a disputed run scored in the seventh inning. With the bases loaded, one
out, and the score 14-10 in favor of Staten Island, Pilot first basemen David
Young hit a ball to center field. Tide centerfielder Connor Powers made the
catch, but ball was hit deep enough for the runner on third base to score
easily. However, the runner on second base broke early. Powers threw the ball
into the infield, the Tide stepped on second base, and the umpire called the
runner out. The umpires said the runner that scored counted, but the Tide
disagreed and put in a formal protest.
The scoring started right from the start. Charles
Misiano led off the game with a double. He then stole third and scored on
single. The Pilots then countered with two runs of their own in the second and three
runs of their own in third.
The Pilots four run lead was short lived. In the
third, the Tide led off with back-to-back singles. Anthony Godino then hit a
three run home run to cut the lead to one run.
A Justin Cassinelli sacrifice fly and a Zachary
Leone RBI single gave the Tide the lead in the top of the fifth. Jersey retook
the lead in the bottom half of the inning. John Scarr and Drew DeAngelis both
hit singles that knocked in two runs. Through five, the score was 9-6 in favor
of the Pilots.
The Tide reclaimed the lead in the top of the
sixth. Staten Island batted around and plated six runners in the inning. The
Tide added two more runs in the seventh to take a 14-9 lead.
After the controversial seventh inning, the Pilots
tied the game in the eighth. Scarr knocked in one run with a double and Brian
Dudeck knocked in two with a double of his own.
There were two outs and a runner on base in the top
of ninth when the game was stopped due to lightning. After a few more streaks
of lightning were seen, the managers agreed to suspend the game to a later
date.
At this time, a date to continue the game has not
been selected.
Staten Island and Jersey will play tomorrow in
Staten Island with a 5:00 start time. The Pilots return to Snyder Avenue Park
on Wednesday to play a doubleheader against the North Jersey Eagles. For
updates on the Pilots, visit jerseypilots.com and @ACBL_Pilots.
